- Terrorism and Identity Theft
- Who Are Identity Thieves?
- What Do Identity Thieves Do?
- College Students and Identity Theft
- Malware and Macs
- Dumpster Diving
- You Are Only As Safe As the Places That Have Your Information
- They Should Know Better
- Hackers
- Identity Theft Risk in Old Gaming Consoles
- The Drug Connection
- Phishing
- Federal Express Phishing Scam
- Newegg Phishing Scam
- Former Good Advice
- More Good Advice to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Phishing
- The Dangers of Aquaman
- Iron Man 3
- Nude Photos of Carla Bruni
- Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Another Debit Card Phishing Scam
- Phishing with a Large Net
- Phishing Around the World
- Spearphishing
- How Do You Know That You Have Become a Victim of Phishing?
- Reloading
- Identity Theft Through Internet Phone Calls
- What Do Kim Kardashian and Michelle Obama Have in Common?
- USB Sticks and Identity Theft
- Internet of Things
- What You Can Do to Prevent Identity Theft
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
They Should Know Better
In recent years, large law firms have become a target of identity thieves because they have not instituted the proper data security measures necessary to protect the vast amounts of information they hold that, in the wrong hands, can lead to identity theft. As long ago as 2011, the FBI warned major law firms of the dangers of identity theft and corporate espionage, particularly law firms with foreign offices in China and Russia. However, not enough law firms have heeded these warnings, and many continue to put unencrypted information on thumb drives, e-mail unencrypted information to smartphones and iPads that are not secure, and use unsecured networks in countries such as China and Russia where hacking is rampant. Fortunately, many law firms are changing their practices under pressure from clients such as large banks who are threatening to withdraw their legal business unless proper security is initiated.